Food for Fines: Day of Giving Food Drive
Donate non-perishable foods or supplies for Replenish Basic Needs Center as part of GVSU's Day of Giving and the library will forgive your book fines!
Nov 6, 2025
Using the Libraries
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Library Scholars Summer Program
Earn money and do research that matters to you in summer 2026. Apply by January 31st!
Group Study Rooms
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Print and Scan
Printing and Scanning at the library.
Study Spaces
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Computing
Borrow or find a computer.
Highlights from the University Libraries
Mary Idema Pew Library
The Mary Idema Pew Library Learning and Information Commons is the intellectual heart of the Allendale Campus.
Douglas R. Gilbert Photographs
Douglas R. Gilbert (b. 1942) is an American photographer from Michigan. As a Look photographer from 1964 to 1966, he photographed folk musician Bob Dylan, the Newport Folk Festival, Simon and Garfunkel, the New York City Financial District, the children and facilities at the Manhattan School for Seriously Disturbed Children. From 1967 to 1969, Gilbert did several shoots, including that of folk singer Janis Ian for Life magazine.